“To understand our civilisation, one must appreciate that the extended order resulted not from human design or intention but spontaneously: it arose from unintentionally conforming to certain traditional and largely moral practices, many of which men tend to dislike, whose significance they usually fail to understand, whose validity they cannot prove, and which have nonetheless…
The terrorist attack in Manchester should mark the end of a Grande Experiment. Sadly, this quote by the mayor of Manchester indicates it won’t be: “The message that I would want to get over — and this is how the vast majority of people feel — this man was a terrorist, not a Muslim. The…
The argument I make against the removal of monuments to Confederate notables is not in support of the Confederacy, white supremacy or slavery, it has a more basic, fundamental root. My argument is that of the right to free speech and the freedom of thought that precedes speech. Assume that a friend of mine agrees…
Does the media have the right to ally with the Democrats in their quest to take over a duly elected government? Sure they do. It’s not illegal. It may be unethical and unscrupulous – but that doesn’t matter. They could care less. It’s all about winning and winning so much they will be sick of…
In the world of philosophy, there are five generally recognized branches of philosophical thought and inquiry. These are (listed in hierarchical relationship to each other): 1) Metaphysics (the study of existence), 2) Epistemology (the study of knowledge), 3) Ethics (the study of action), 4) Politics (the study of force) and 5) Esthetics (the study of…
After considering my lack of comfort with President Trump’s first 100 days, I came to the following conclusions. Please bear with me on this one – I certainly could be wrong but I think I see a pattern developing and it sure looks a lot like one we have seen before. When Bill Clinton…
There is one perception of modern times that perhaps more than any other has caused America to enter a socioeconomic death spiral. Our downfall is rooted in the insane idea that somehow, we can live our lives on some sort of a $25 down, $25 a week forever installment plan. It boils down to the…
The Rio Norte Line 
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